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Meeting Details

Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/18/2026 4:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Ocala City Hall 110 SE Watula Avenue Second Floor - Council Chambers Ocala, Florida https://www.ocalafl.gov/meetings
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2026-2015 4a.ProclamationPresentation of the Mayor’s Citizen Recognition Award to Charisse Rivers   Not available Video Video
2026-1977 4b.ProclamationPresentation of the Arts in Health Day in Ocala, Florida Proclamation to Arts in Health Ocala Metro Executive Director, Patricia Tomlinson   Not available Video Video
2026-1945 4c.ProclamationService Award - Jerry Tafoya - Ocala Fire Rescue - 25 Years of Service   Not available Video Video
2026-1713 4d.ProclamationService Award - Joseph Dotten - Ocala Electric Utility - 25 Years of Service   Not available Video Video
2026-1694 4e.ProclamationService Award - Jodie Taylor - Public Works - 30 Years of Service   Not available Video Video
2026-1841 4f.ProclamationService Award - Major Gregory Martin - Ocala Police Department - 30 Years of Service   Not available Video Video
2026-1834 5a.PresentationPresentation of the Risk Manager of the Year award to Richard Dennis from Public Risk Underwriters of Florida, Inc.   Not available Video Video
2026-2005 5b.PresentationPresentation of the 2026 Florida Legislative Session Recap and 2027 Legislative Session Preview by Sarah Suskey, The Advocacy Partners   Not available Video Video
2026-1785 6a.Agenda ItemContract for Downtown Ocala signage and wayfinding design services with Walker Consultants, in an amount not to exceed $57,210   Not available Not available
2026-1819 6b.Agenda ItemAdditional expenditure under the agreement with Charles White Fence Inc. in the amount of $74,000, for a contract total not to exceed $343,723   Not available Not available
2026-1839 6c.Agenda ItemAdditional expenditures for athletic court resurfacing services under the contract with Sports Surface Pros, LLC, for an increased aggregate expenditure not to exceed $30,600   Not available Not available
BR-2026-155 6d.Budget ResolutionBudget Resolution 2026-155 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to accept and appropriate a North Florida Institute of Police Technology and Management grant from the State of Florida in the amount of $33,437   Not available Not available
2026-1855 6e.Agenda ItemGrant funding from the State of Florida North Florida Institute of Police Technology and Management to reimburse overtime expenses for sworn police officers conducting high-visibility education and enforcement in the amount of $33,437   Not available Not available
RES-2026-48 6f.ResolutionResolution 2026-48 to adopt the Repetitive Loss Area Analysis prepared for the City of Ocala by Black and Veatch   Not available Not available
2026-1979 6g.Agenda ItemAppointment of Leighton Okus to the Ocala Municipal Arts Commission for the remainder of a four-year term ending March 1, 2027   Not available Not available
2026-2028 6h.Agenda ItemCity Council meeting minutes   Not available Not available
ORD-2026-28 8a.OrdinanceOrdinance 2026-28 to change the Future Land Use designation of approximately 11.20 acres for property located in the 1700 block of NW Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue (Parcels 25502-000-00, 25502-002-00, and 25491-001-00) from Medium Intensity/Special District to Public (Case LUC26-0002) (Quasi-Judicial)   Not available Video Video
ORD-2026-29 8b.OrdinanceOrdinance 2026-29 to rezone from M-2, Medium Industrial, and M-3, Heavy Industrial, to G-U, Governmental Use, for property located east of the 1700 block of NW Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue (Parcel 25502-000-00, 25502-002-00, and 25491-001-00), approximately 11.20 acres (Case ZON26-0007) (Quasi-Judicial)   Not available Video Video
ORD-2026-30 8c.OrdinanceOrdinance 2026-30 to rezone approximately 5.93 acres of property located at 314 and 28 NW 14th Street and 1332 NW Magnolia Terrace (Parcel 2572-018-001, 2572-017-004, and 2572-017-005) from M-1, Light Industrial, and B-4, General Business, to M-1, Light Industrial (Case ZON25-0008) (Quasi-Judicial)   Not available Video Video
ORD-2026-31 8d.OrdinanceOrdinance 2026-31 to rezone approximately 3.23 acres for a property located at 1501 NW 14th Street (Parcel 25571-000-00) from G-U, Governmental Use, to B-1, Neighborhood Business (Case ZON26-0006) (Quasi-Judicial)   Not available Video Video
ORD-2026-32 8e.OrdinanceOrdinance 2026-32 to rezone approximately 3.05 acres of property located in the 1700 block of NE 18th Place (Parcel 2649-004-001) from M-1, Light Industrial, to M-2, Medium Industrial (Case ZON26-0010) (Quasi-Judicial)   Not available Video Video
ORD-2026-33 8f.OrdinanceOrdinance 2026-33 to change the Future Land Use designation of approximately 0.52 acres for property located in the 700 block of NW 14th Street (Parcel 25785-000-00) from Neighborhood to Public (Case LUC26-0005) (Quasi-Judicial)   Not available Video Video
ORD-2026-34 8g.OrdinanceOrdinance 2026-34 to rezone approximately 9.94 acres for property located in the 700 and 800 blocks of NW 14th Street and the 1400 block of NW 17th Place (Parcel 25768-000-00, 25775+000-00, 25784+000-00, and 25785-000-00) from R-2, Two-Family Residential, to G-U, Governmental Use (Case ZON26-0012) (Quasi-Judicial)   Not available Video Video
RES-2026-49 9a.ResolutionResolution 2026-49 to abrogate portions of 30-foot-wide rights-of way for two roadways: NW First Avenue and NW 13th Street, associated with Parcel 2572-018-001, approximately 0.24 acres (Case ABR25-0003) (Quasi-Judicial)   Not available Video Video
2026-1826 9b.Agenda ItemThe sale of beer and wine for on-premise consumption for Pane Vino E' Caffe', LLC, doing business as Via Panini, located at 725 E. Silver Springs Blvd. (Parcel 2820-047-003) (Quasi-Judicial)   Not available Video Video
2026-2016 9c.OrdinanceOrdinance 2026-27 to amend Chapter 106, Section 105 - Housing Incentive Fund revising criteria pertaining to affordable housing loan programs including length of terms, applicability, administrative process, and interest rates   Not available Video Video
2026-1440 10a.Agenda ItemAgreement for Professional Services with JLC AirShow Management, LLC for the production and management of the Wings Over Ocala, Florida Airshow at Ocala International Airport   Not available Video Video
RES-2026-50 10b.ResolutionResolution 2026-50 to accept a Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program grant for the construction phase of the Runway 36 Safety Area Grading Project in the amount of $427,542   Not available Video Video
BR-2026-156 10c.Budget ResolutionBudget Resolution 2026-156 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to appropriate $406,165 in grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration and transfer a match of $21,377 from the Airport Reserve for Projects account for the construction phase of the Runway 36 Safety Area Grading Project for a total cost of $427,542   Not available Video Video
2026-1764 10d.Agenda ItemSecond Amendment to Agreement with Oniram Productions, Inc. for the final two-year renewal of concert series production and management services in an amount not to exceed $300,000   Not available Video Video
2026-1896 10e.Agenda ItemSuccessor collective bargaining agreement between the City of Ocala and the International Association of Firefighters, Local 2135, Firefighter and Officer Bargaining Unit, for the period October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029   Not available Video Video
RES-2026-51 10f.ResolutionResolution 2026-51 to supplement Resolutions 2002-80 and 2015-57 by removing Occupational Taxes (now known as Business Tax Receipts) as security for the City’s Capital Improvement Refunding Revenue Certificate, Series 2015   Not available Video Video
2026-1897 10g.Agenda ItemRenew property, casualty, liability, and workers' compensation insurance policies for Fiscal Year 2026-27 and authorize the Human Resources/Risk Management Director to execute the corresponding insurance policy applications with a projected expenditure of $2,566,079   Not available Video Video